Difference between revisions of "Visakhapatnam Port Trust Railway"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "'''Visakhapatnam Port Trust Railway''' Inner harbour railway, built by BNR(qv)1927-33 to export manganese ore {{Work-in-Progress-Rly}} Category:Railways") |
(Rewritten with new info, links and references) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Visakhapatnam Port Trust Railway''' | '''Visakhapatnam Port Trust Railway''' | ||
| − | + | A proposal for the construction of a harbour at [[Vizagapatam|Visakhapatnam(Vizagapatam)]] was first put forward in 1914 by the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR). In 1922 a proposal by the British Admiralty for a harbour at the mouth of the Maghadrigedda River was accepted <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AP44 page 74-75</ref>. | |
| − | + | The Inner Harbour was built by the BNR between 1927 and 1933 to facilitate the export of manganese ore from the Central Provinces . The port, opened in 1933 and was inaugurated by Lord Willingdon, the then Viceroy of India. | |
| + | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visakhapatnam_Port Wikipedia “Visakhapatnam Port” ]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2017</ref>. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The port was originally served by a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway used to transport manganese ore. Over the years the system has been extended <ref name =darvill/>. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Industrial Railways]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Port Railways]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 3 February 2017
Visakhapatnam Port Trust Railway
A proposal for the construction of a harbour at Visakhapatnam(Vizagapatam) was first put forward in 1914 by the Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR). In 1922 a proposal by the British Admiralty for a harbour at the mouth of the Maghadrigedda River was accepted [1].
The Inner Harbour was built by the BNR between 1927 and 1933 to facilitate the export of manganese ore from the Central Provinces . The port, opened in 1933 and was inaugurated by Lord Willingdon, the then Viceroy of India. [2].
The port was originally served by a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway used to transport manganese ore. Over the years the system has been extended [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AP44 page 74-75
- ↑ Wikipedia “Visakhapatnam Port” ; Retrieved 3 Feb 2017
